The Department of Pharmacology at Thanjavur Medical College is a core specialty within the medical sciences, focusing on imparting comprehensive knowledge and skills related to drug discovery, development, administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the safe, rational use and prescribing of drugs in clinical practice. This education is provided to healthcare professional students from both medical and paramedical specialties.
Our department is supported by dedicated and passionate faculty who are committed to excellence in teaching. Students benefit from a variety of innovative teaching methodologies, including integrated and team teaching, group discussions, and problem-based learning. Role plays and debates are also employed to enhance student engagement and interest in the subject matter.
In addition to teaching, our faculty serves as mentors for medical and paramedical students, guiding projects such as the ICMR-STS. They are dedicated to fostering a dynamic and evolving scientific environment. Our well-equipped facilities, including state-of-the-art demonstration rooms with high-quality audio-visual aids, research laboratories, and experimental labs, support both teaching and research activities.
The department also contributes its clinical expertise in medication safety and pharmacovigilance services at Thanjavur Medical College, including the reporting of adverse drug reactions. Our faculty members have published research in national and international indexed journals. One of the department’s annual highlights is the organization of a workshop on research methodology, demonstrating our commitment to continuous education and research excellence.
| S. No | Name | Designation | Qualification | TNMC registration number | Email ID | Photo (paste photo copy in this box) |
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1 |
Dr. M. Naiyna Mohamed M.D., |
Professor and Head |
M.D. Pharmacology |
68159 |
saitefarook@gmail.com |
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2 |
Dr. C. Vinothkumar M.D., |
Associate Professor |
M.D. Pharmacology |
71991 |
vinothcdr@gmail.com |
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3 |
Dr. L. Mageshwaran M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
M.D. Pharmacology |
89711 |
waranmagesh87@gmail.com |
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4 |
Dr. A. Jegan M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
M.D. Pharmacology |
64994 |
jeganarok@gmail.com |
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5 |
Dr. P. Elavarasi M.D., |
Tutor |
M.D. Pharmacology |
93633 |
drelavarsip@gmail.com |
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6 |
Dr. T. Sudhananthini M.D., |
Tutor |
M.D. Pharmacology |
71367 |
snandhinidr@gmail.com |
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7 |
Dr. G. Chinthana M.D., |
Tutor |
M.D. Pharmacology |
76088 |
chinbala2006@gmail.com |
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| S. No | Name | Designation | Title | Journal name | Month year of publication | Order of author | Type of article |
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1 |
Dr. M. Naiyna Mohamed M.D., |
Professor and Head |
Study of acute and subacute toxicity of Pala indigo (Wrightia tinctoria) in animal models |
Global Journal of Research analysis |
March 2019 |
first |
Original research |
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2 |
Dr. M. Naiyna Mohamed M.D., |
Professor and Head |
Serum HsCRP as a predictor of cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease |
Global Journal of Research analysis |
March 2019 |
first |
Original research |
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3 |
Dr. M. Naiyna Mohamed M.D |
Professor and Head |
The effect of Wrightia tinctoria leaves on CCL-4 induced hepatotoxicity |
Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, biological and chemical science |
August 2019 |
First |
Original research |
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4 |
Dr. M. Naiyna Mohamed M.D |
Professor and Head |
The effect of Wrightia tinctoria leaves on behavioral health |
International Journal of research in pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics |
April 2019 |
First |
Original research |
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5 |
Dr. C. Vinothkumar M.D., |
Associate Professor |
Adverse effect monitoring of amlodipine in a tertiary care hospital |
International Journal of basic and clinical pharmacology |
June 2018 |
Corresponding |
Original research |
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6 |
Dr. C. Vinothkumar M.D., |
Associate Professor |
Comparative study of adverse drug reaction pattern of two antiasthma groups of drugs in a tertiary care centre |
International Journal of basic and clinical pharmacology |
April 2019 |
Corresponding |
Original research |
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7 |
Dr. C. Vinothkumar M.D., |
Associate Professor |
Efficacy and Cardiovascular Safety of Remdesivir in COVID-19: A Case-Control Study |
Journal of Young Pharmacist |
December 2023 |
Second author |
Original research |
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8 |
Dr. L. Mageshwaran M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
Action of clesitanthins A and B in alpha adrenoceptors in rats |
Journal of Young Pharmacist |
September 2016 |
First author |
Original research |
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9 |
Dr. L. Mageshwaran M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
Effect of negatively framed MCQs in medical education |
World journal of Pharmaceutical research |
March 2019 |
First author |
Original research |
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10 |
Dr. L. Mageshwaran M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
Knowledge attitude and practice of bioethics among interns in tertiary care hospitals |
World journal of pharmaceutical research |
February 2022 |
First author |
Original research |
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11 |
Dr. L. Mageshwaran M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
Efficacy and Cardiovascular Safety of Remdesivir in COVID-19: A Case-Control Study |
Journal of Young Pharmacist |
December 2023 |
Second author |
Original research |
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12 |
Dr. A. Jegan M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
Effect of pitavastatin in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis treated at a tertiary care centre |
International journal of scientific study |
December 2019 |
Corresponding author |
Original research |
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13 |
Dr. A. Jegan M.D., |
Assistant Professor |
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its effects on the glycemic control and lipid profile among type-2 diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary care centre |
International journal of scientific study |
December 2019 |
First author |
Original research |
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14 |
Dr. P. Elavarasi M.D., |
Tutor |
Efficacy and safety of ivabradine as an add-on to atenolol in patients with chronic stable ischemic heart disease |
International journal of basic and clinical pharmacology |
December 2016 |
First author |
Original research |
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15 |
Dr. P. Elavarasi M.D., |
Tutor |
Efficacy and safety of ivabradine in patient with chronic stable heart failure |
World journal of pharmaceutical research |
November 2016 |
First author |
Original research |
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16 |
Dr. T. Sudhananthini M.D., |
Tutor |
Effect of pitavastatin in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis treated at a tertiary care centre |
International journal of scientific study |
December 2019 |
First author |
Original research |
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17 |
Dr. T. Sudhananthini M.D., |
Tutor |
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its effects on the glycemic control and lipid profile among type-2 diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary care centre |
International journal of scientific study |
December 2019 |
Corresponding author |
Original research |
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18 |
Dr. G. Chinthana M.D., |
Tutor |
Comparative study of efficacy and safety of myoinositol versus metformin in women with PCOS |
World journal of pharmaceutical research |
Feb 2019 |
First author |
Original research |
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19 |
Dr. G. Chinthana M.D., |
Tutor |
Improved prediction of dengue outbreak using combinatorial feature selector and classifier based on entropy weighted score based optimal ranking |
Informatics in medicine unlocked |
july 2020 |
Third author |
Original research |
| S. No | Depart ment | Title of CME/Workshop | Date of CME | TNMC accreditation points | TNMGRMU accreditation points | other accreditation |
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1 |
Pharmacology |
Pharmacovigilance – Need of the Hour |
17.11.2016 |
Not applied |
10 points |
-- |
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2 |
Pharmacology |
Statin 360 |
21.11.2019 |
Not applied |
10 points |
-- |
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3 |
Pharmacology |
Research Methodology |
04.06.2022 & 05.06.2022 |
4 hours |
20 points |
-- |
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4 |
Pharmacology |
Biomedical Research: From theory to practice |
25.11.2023 & 26.11.2023 |
4 hours |
20 points |
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Assistant Professor
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